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 * 1934: birth of Janusz Christa, Polish comics artist best known for Kajko i Kokosz
 * 1950: birth of Richard Pini, American comics author best known for co-creating Elfquest
 * 1952: birth of Bob Burden, American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics
 * 1959: birth of Luke McDonnell, American comic book artist
 * 1970: debut of Cattivik, Italian comic series created by Bonvi
 * 1970: birth of Devin Grayson, American comic book writer known for her work at DC Comics
 * 1972: birth of Jamal Igle, American comic book artist known for his work on Firestorm
 * 1982: first appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle
 * 2001: debut of Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Japanese manga created by Yukito Kishiro
 * 2005: death of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for Batman
 * 2005: free webcomic hosting provider Keenspace changes its name to Comic Genesis to avoid confusion with Keenspot
 * 2007: death of Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist, comics artist, and writer known popularly as El Negro Fontanarrosa